UK Rapper Pa Salieu Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison

UK Rapper Pa Salieu Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison

The musician was convicted of violent disorder and possessing a bottle as an offensive weapon

Pa Salieu

Pa Salieu, July 2022 (Joseph Okpako/WireImage)

The British rapper Pa Salieu has been sentenced to 33 months in prison, BBC News reports. The musician had been convicted of violent disorder and possessing a bottle as an offensive weapon, stemming from a 2018 incident. Salieu was cleared of a second count of violent disorder.

According to prosecutors, Salieu took part in a fight that occurred outside Coventry’s Club M after Salieu’s friend Fidel “AP” Glasgow was stabbed to death at age 21. During the fight, he apparently used a bottle and a tree branch to attack a 23-year-old man. Salieu—who is now 25 years old and was 21 at the time of the incident—was one of nine men charged in connection with the fight. No one has been charged with the murder of Glasgow, who was the grandson of the Specials’ Neville Staple.

Salieu was handed a suspended sentence in 2015 for possessing a knife, The Guardian notes. Years later, he began to focus on music, releasing his acclaimed debut, Send Them to Coventry, in 2020. He has since collaborated with FKA twigs, Ibeyi, Slowthai, Aitch, Mura Masa, Protoje, Backroad Gee, and others. He was also nominated for the Rising Star Award at the 2021 BRITs.

Representatives for Pa Salieu offered no comment when reached by Pitchfork.

Music

Products You May Like

Articles You May Like

BREACS Releases Debut Album Under Low Pressure – An Immersive Journey Through Electronic Sounds and Urban Beats
Lil Prince Charmin’ Releases New Single “Lil Get It”
SJ The Artist Gives Tribute to Hip Hop in “A.I.M”
Worldwide Panic Levels Up With New Single & Video “Break Me Down”
Wendy Stuart Presents TriVersity Talk! Wednesday, November 27th, 2024 7 PM ET With Featured Guests Lady Clover Honey and Gladiola Gladrags